What does heavyset mean?

heavyset means "having a short and solid form or stature".

How many syllables are in heavyset?

heavyset has 3 syllables: heav-y-set. The stress falls on "heav". In IPA it is /ˈhɛviˌsɛt/.

What is another word for heavyset?

Close synonyms include compact, stocky, thick, thickset. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is heavyset a common word?

heavyset is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with heavyset?

23 words rhyme with heavyset. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.

Heavyset — meaning and how to say it: HEV-ee-set

adjective

1 senseA word that describes or qualifies a noun.

1.
having a short and solid form or stature
“a wrestler of compact build”
“he was tall and heavyset”
“stocky legs”
“a thickset young man”
Synonymscompact stocky thick thickset
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